Uncle John Graham
Uncle John Graham is a respected Kombumerri Traditional Custodian of the Gold Coast, a saltwater man of the Yugambeh language group whose connection to Country runs 15 to 20,000 years back of lived memory. On board Jellurgal Cruise with Culture - a Gold Coast Broadwater cultural cruise designed to bring people onto Country in a respectful and immersive way - Uncle John welcomes guests into an open yarning circle at sea.
Uncle John Graham is a respected Kombumerri Traditional Custodian of the Gold Coast on My Way 2026. Nine
Between a heartfelt welcome and cultural interpretation of the waterways, Uncle John shares his strong connection to the Gold Coast through childhood yarns of cooking fresh feasts on sand flats, his grandmother catching crabs, and family days when the skyline of Surfers Paradise was just two buildings tall.
Through these personal recollections and reflective sit down conversations, both on board and on remote beaches, Uncle John reveals a Gold Coast rarely seen on postcards, a place of deep family memory, cultural continuity, and the stories that shape how a community remembers itself.
For more information:
- Website: https://www.jellurgal.com.au/